TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA patent applications on August 29th, 2024
Patent Applications by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA on August 29th, 2024
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA: 48 patent applications
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA has applied for patents in the areas of B60W60/00 (8), H02J50/80 (3), G06V40/16 (3), G06V20/59 (3), H01M4/62 (2) B60L53/62 (2), B60R21/207 (2), B05B5/0426 (1), F16H25/12 (1), F21V3/04 (1)
With keywords such as: vehicle, device, power, unit, information, driving, member, based, portion, and configured in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
20240286153. SPRAY DEVICE AND COATING METHOD_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Kazuki TANAKA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tsuyoshi YAMAGUCHI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shigefumi HASHIMOTO of Yokohama-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shokichi ISHIBASHI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B05B5/04, B05B5/03
CPC Code(s): B05B5/0426
Abstract: a spray device that atomizes and applies coating material to a coating target object includes a tip portion provided with a coating material supply port to supply coating material, an atomizing air supply port to supply air designed to atomize the supplied coating material, a plurality of pattern air supply ports to supply pattern air designed to adjust a spray width of the supplied coating material onto the coating target object, and first twisted supply paths to each of the pattern air supply ports, and a shielding plate that is provided adjacent to the outside of the pattern air supply ports and protrudes from a lower surface of the spray device toward the coating target object to prevent inflow of air outside an outer wall of the spray device.
Inventor(s): Kazuya MIURA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takashi NAKAI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Riyo NITANI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takumi KANEHARA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Wataru INAGUMA of Nagakute-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B23G1/48, B23P19/06, B23P19/12
CPC Code(s): B23G1/48
Abstract: a tapping screw fastening jig includes a guide component and a positioning component. the guide component includes a first base member provided with a guide hole portion through which a tapping screw is insertable at a position corresponding to each of pilot holes in a use state of the tapping screw fastening jig. the positioning component includes a second base member, and at least two positioning pins provided on the second base member, where the at least two positioning pins are provided at positions corresponding to at least two of the pilot holes. each of the at least two positioning pins includes a first outer diameter portion that is insertable into the pilot hole, and a second outer diameter portion that is connected to the first outer diameter portion on a base end side of the first outer diameter portion and is insertable through the guide hole portion.
20240286221. LASER WELDING APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Hiroaki IKEGAMI of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Mitsutaka YOSHIDA of Nagakute-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takeshi GOGAMI of Okazaki-sh (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Akifumi OSUGI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B23K26/21, B23K26/082, B23K26/12
CPC Code(s): B23K26/21
Abstract: a laser welding apparatus capable of eliminating or reducing a possibility that a part of air flows upward and hence fumes adhere to its protective optical member is provided. a laser welding apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a protective optical member disposed between a laser scanner and a workpiece, an upper-side gas supply unit, and a lower-side gas supply unit disposed below the upper-side gas supply unit. the protective optical member includes a plate-like part and a cylindrical part extending downward from an outer edge of the plate-like part. the upper-side gas supply unit is disposed below the plate-like part of the protective optical member. the upper-side gas supply unit includes a plurality of first ejection ports configured to eject gas to a center of the plate-like part, and a plurality of second ejection ports configured to eject gas downward with respect to the plate-like part.
Inventor(s): Akihiro KIMURA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroshi BITO of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Fuminori SAITO of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Reoto UETAKE of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B25J9/16, B25J13/08, B25J15/06
CPC Code(s): B25J9/1697
Abstract: a position inspection system includes a gripping unit that grips an object, a shooting unit that shoots an inspection image of the object gripped by the gripping unit, and a processor. the processor identifies a first rotational amount of the object from the proper position within a plane of the inspection image. the processor identifies, based on control information of the gripping unit, a correction angle between a direction in which a particular portion of the object is facing and a shooting direction of the inspection image. the processor identifies, based on the first rotational amount and the correction angle, a second rotational amount of the object from the proper position about the direction in which the particular portion of the object is facing.
20240286468. AUTONOMOUS MOBILE BODY_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Masashi Nakamura of Tokyo (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masahiro Iwamoto of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takao Kataoka of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60J3/04, B60R25/20, B60W60/00, G07C9/00
CPC Code(s): B60J3/04
Abstract: an autonomous mobile body comprises a container apparatus where a plurality of sections can be separately locked and unlocked, where a window using a dimming glass is provided in a door of each of the plurality of sections; and a controller configured to cause movement to a predetermined location corresponding to a user who is a consignee of a first object, in a state where the dimming glass corresponding to a section where the first object is contained is made opaque, and cause the dimming glass of the section where the first object is contained to be transparent, in a case of successful authentication of the user.
20240286482. ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Takahiro YAMASHITA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Ayako HASEGAWA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroki KUNIFUDA of Chiryu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yumi IRAHA of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60K6/405, B60K6/26, B60K6/46
CPC Code(s): B60K6/405
Abstract: the first fastening member, to which the engine-side end of the plate part that fixes a part of the power control device, is fastened is connected to the first wall part of the case body. in addition, the connection part between the housing to which the engine block is connected and the first wall part and the connection part between the first fastening member and the first wall part are located at positions facing each other with the first wall part interposed between the connection parts. thus, the rigidity of the connection part between the housing and the case body is improved, bending of the case body starting from the connection part is suppressed, and vibration of the electromechanical integration unit is suppressed. therefore, deterioration of nv in the electromechanical integration unit is able to be suppressed.
20240286490. ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Takayoshi KONDO of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Ryoji SATO of Toyohashi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60L15/00, H02J7/00, H02P21/00, H02P27/08, H02P29/62
CPC Code(s): B60L15/007
Abstract: an electrified vehicle includes a drive device including an alternating current motor and an inverter that drives the alternating current motor, a control device that controls the drive device, and a heat transfer device that transfers heat of the drive device to a heating target. when a predetermined heat requirement condition transferred to the heating target is satisfied, the control device executes loss increase control to control the drive device so that the power loss increases compared to a case where the heat requirement condition is not satisfied. when an index value regarding a rotation speed of the alternating current motor is less than a first threshold, the loss increase control includes first control to make a d-axis current of the alternating current motor larger than a reference d-axis current, which is the d-axis current when the heat requirement condition is not satisfied.
Inventor(s): Toshiya HASHIMOTO of Miyoshi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masato MAEMURA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Ryosuke IKEMURA of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shogo TSUGE of Fuji-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60L53/126, B60L53/39, H02J50/12, H02J50/80
CPC Code(s): B60L53/126
Abstract: in a control device for a power receiving device that is equipped with a power receiving coil that receives power contactlessly transmitted from a power transmitting coil of a power transmitting device, a switching element provided between the power receiving coil and a load is operated to perform a switching operation to control the output terminal of the power receiving coil. when executing the short-circuit mode that short-circuits between the two, the short-circuit mode is executed so as to avoid a region where the phase of the current in the inverter of the power transmission device is advanced.
20240286511. VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Toshiya HASHIMOTO of Miyoshi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masato Maemura of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Ryosuke Ikemura of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shogo Tsuge of Fuji-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60L53/62, B60L53/12, B60L53/66
CPC Code(s): B60L53/62
Abstract: a vehicle control device is mounted on a vehicle that includes a power receiving device that receives power transmitted in a non-contact manner from a ground-side supply device and a battery that charges the power received by the power receiving device. the drive frequency determined based on the requested power of the side is set as the first drive frequency, and the first drive frequency is transmitted to the supply device using wide area wireless communication. when the inverter included in the supply device is controlled to the first drive frequency, the power receiving device receives the power transmitted in a contactless manner and charges the battery, and the power is transferred before and after changing the inverter drive frequency to the first drive frequency. feedback control is performed to check whether the transmission efficiency is high.
20240286512. WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Toshiya HASHIMOTO of Miyoshi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masato MAEMURA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shogo TSUGE of Fuji-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Ryosuke IKEMURA of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60L53/62, B60L53/122, B60L53/39, B60L53/68, B60L58/12, H02J50/12, H02J50/40, H02J50/80
CPC Code(s): B60L53/62
Abstract: the power transmission electronic control unit includes power transmission device information related to the power transmission device of the supply device, power reception device information related to one or more power reception devices provided in the vehicle, state information related to the state of the battery of the vehicle, and determines the amount of electric power to be supplied to the vehicle based on the positional relationship between the power transmitting device and the power receiving device based on the power transmitting device information, the power receiving device information, and the state information.
20240286518. CONTROL DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Toshiya HASHIMOTO of Miyoshi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masato MAEMURA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shogo TSUGE of Fuji-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Ryosuke IKEMURA of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60L53/66, H02J50/40, H02J50/80
CPC Code(s): B60L53/66
Abstract: the vehicle ecu acquires state information indicating the state of each of the plurality of power receiving devices, and based on this state information, determines whether a specific power receiving device that restricts power reception has occurred in any of the plurality of power receiving devices. when a specific power receiving device occurs, the amount of power scheduled to be received by the specific power receiving device is caused to be received by each of the plurality of power receiving devices other than the specific power receiving device.
20240286520. CONTROL DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Toshiya HASHIMOTO of Miyoshi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masato Maemura of Nishin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shogo Tsuge of Fuji-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Ryosuke Ikemura of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60L53/68
CPC Code(s): B60L53/68
Abstract: a control device that controls a supply device that non-contactly transmits electric power to a vehicle running on a road, and is arranged in a line in the lane direction of the road and has multiple positions that detect the lateral position of the vehicle on the road. the amount of change in the lateral position of the vehicle is calculated based on the signal input from the sensor, and the amount of lateral positional deviation of the vehicle is estimated based on the calculated amount of change and vehicle speed information of the vehicle.
20240286533. POWER SEAT FOR AUTOMOBILE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Atsushi SHIOTA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60N2/20, B60N2/30
CPC Code(s): B60N2/20
Abstract: an automobile power seat includes: a seat cushion configured to move to an anti-theft seat position, at which it is impossible to board the automobile, at a time of cockpit locking, and, at a time of cockpit unlocking, to move to a boarding seat position at which it is possible to board the automobile, and then to a driving seat position at which it is possible to drive the automobile; and a controller having a storage unit at which the boarding seat position and the driving seat position can be registered differently for each user, the controller being configured to control movement of the seat cushion, wherein a movement distance of the seat cushion from the anti-theft seat position to the boarding seat position is shorter than a movement distance of the seat cushion from the anti-theft seat position to the driving seat position.
20240286552. VEHICLE ACCESS STEP STRUCTURE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Shigenori HASHIDA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shintaro KITAKATA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60R3/00, B62D21/15
CPC Code(s): B60R3/002
Abstract: a vehicle access step structure includes: an energy absorption portion having an inner end, in a vehicle width direction, which is positioned below a side sill of a vehicle and which faces an outer end face, in the vehicle width direction, of a battery configured to supply electric power to an electric motor that is a drive source of the vehicle, the energy absorption portion exhibiting an energy absorption function by deforming upon application of an external force of a predetermined size or greater; a step portion positioned lower, and further toward an outer side, in the vehicle width direction, than the side sill, the step portion deforming upon application of the external force and exhibiting an energy absorption function together with the energy absorption portion; and an anti-slip portion provided at an upper surface of the step portion.
20240286571. VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Takuya UEDA of Ama-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60R21/207, B60R21/015, B60R21/264
CPC Code(s): B60R21/207
Abstract: a vehicle occupant restraint device, including: a driver's seat and a front passenger seat; a recognition device to recognize whether or not an occupant is seated at the front passenger seat; a center airbag; a regulating member provided at the interior of the center airbag to regulate a thickness of the center airbag to a thickness that is suitable at a time at which an occupant is seated at the front passenger seat; and a release device provided at the interior of the center airbag to release regulation by the regulating member, at a time at which a side-on collision of the vehicle is detected or at a time at which a side-on collision of the vehicle is predicted, in a case in which the recognition device has recognized that an occupant is not seated at the front passenger seat.
20240286572. VEHICLE CENTER AIRBAG DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Koji OHARA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60R21/207, B60R21/231
CPC Code(s): B60R21/207
Abstract: a vehicle center airbag device includes: an inflator that is provided at a vehicle seat, and that is configured to eject gas due to being actuated; and a center airbag that is provided at a side portion at a vehicle width direction inner side of a seatback of the vehicle seat, and that is configured to inflate and deploy toward a vehicle width direction inner side of an occupant seated in the vehicle seat due to the gas being supplied to an interior thereof; and an introduction path that is provided at an upper portion thereof the center airbag, into which gas that has been ejected from the inflator is introduced, wherein the introduction path includes opening portions that eject the gas toward a vehicle lower side, at an intermediate portion thereof.
20240286605. VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Sho HASHIMOTO of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Satoshi NAKAMURA of Sunto-gun (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tomoki SOMIYA of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kazumasa HARADA of Nagakute-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroki YABUSHITA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Sei MIYAZAKI of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yuki NISHIKAWA of Numazu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Noriaki HASEGAWA of Izunokuni-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W30/09, B60W60/00
CPC Code(s): B60W30/09
Abstract: a vehicle includes an interface unit and a preventive safety device. the preventive safety device includes a performance evaluation unit that performs evaluation of driving performance of the autonomous driving kit, and a suppression unit that suppresses a cancel signal output from the autonomous driving kit to cancel the preventive safety function based on the evaluation of the driving performance.
Inventor(s): Jiro Fujino of Nerima-ku Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kenichiroh Hara of Yokohama-shi Kanagawa-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W30/16, B60W50/10, B60W50/14, G06V20/58, G06V20/59, G06V40/16, G08G1/16
CPC Code(s): B60W30/16
Abstract: the driver monitoring device includes an expression judgment part configured to judge an expression of a driver of a vehicle from an image generated by an imaging device capturing a face of the driver; and a processing part configured to calculate a frequency by which it is judged the expression of the driver is an expression of surprise and perform a predetermined processing for enhancing a safety of the driver when the frequency is greater than or equal to a threshold value.
Inventor(s): Wataru KAWASHIMA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W30/182, B60W30/14, B60W60/00
CPC Code(s): B60W30/182
Abstract: a processor of an ecu includes: a deceleration amount calculation unit that calculates a first deceleration amount for controlling deceleration of a vehicle during vehicle driving in an automatic driving mode; a deceleration amount acquisition unit that acquires a second deceleration amount of the vehicle according to an operation of a brake pedal when a driver operates the brake pedal; a deceleration control unit that controls deceleration of the vehicle by using a greater value of the first deceleration amount and the second deceleration amount when the second deceleration amount is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value during vehicle driving in the automatic driving mode; and a stopping unit that stops the automatic driving mode when the second deceleration amount exceeds the predetermined threshold value.
20240286632. RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Wataru KAWASHIMA of Nisshin-shi Aichi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W50/14, B60W40/08, B60W50/00, B60W50/08, G06V20/59, G06V40/16
CPC Code(s): B60W50/14
Abstract: a recommendation system includes an operation detection unit configured to detect an override operation by a driver; a scene acquisition unit configured to acquire an override scene when the override operation is detected; a function selection unit configured to select a driving assistance function corresponding to the override scene among driving assistance functions not activated, based on the acquired override scene; and a proposal unit configured to propose to the driver whether or not to activate the selected driving assistance function.
20240286645. VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Sho HASHIMOTO of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Satoshi NAKAMURA of Shizuoka-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tomoki SOMIYA of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kazumasa HARADA of Nagakute-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroki YABUSHITA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Sei MIYAZAKI of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yuki NISHIKAWA of Numazu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Noriaki HASEGAWA of Izunokuni-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00
CPC Code(s): B60W60/0015
Abstract: the vehicle includes an interface unit and an active safety device. the active safety device includes an acquisition unit that acquires at least one of surrounding environment information related to the surrounding environment of the vehicle and in-vehicle environment information related to the environment inside the vehicle. the active safety device includes a performance evaluation unit that evaluates the driving performance of the autonomous driving kit based on at least one of surrounding environment information and in-vehicle environment information.
20240286646. VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Sho HASHIMOTO of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Satoshi NAKAMURA of Shizuoka-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tomoki SOMIYA of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kazumasa HARADA of Nagakute-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroki YABUSHITA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Sei MIYAZAKI of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yuki NISHIKAWA of Numazu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Noriaki HASEGAWA of Izunokuni-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00, B60W50/02, B60W50/04
CPC Code(s): B60W60/0016
Abstract: the vehicle is configured to be able to communicate with an autonomous driving kit configured to be detachable from the vehicle, and includes an interface unit that gives a control instruction related to autonomous driving control to each unit of the vehicle based on an instruction from autonomous driving kit, and an active safety device that realizes a preventive safety function of the vehicle. the active safety device includes a performance evaluation unit that evaluates the driving performance of autonomous driving kit on the basis of the property of the area in which the vehicle is traveling.
Inventor(s): Masashi Nakamura of Tokyo (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masahiro Iwamoto of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takao Kataoka of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00, B60L50/60, B60N3/10, B60R16/03, G07C9/00, H01M8/04082
CPC Code(s): B60W60/00256
Abstract: an autonomous mobile body comprises a travel unit configured to move autonomously; a locker unit capable of housing an object; a first power source unit configured to supply electric power to the travel unit; and a second power source unit including at least one hydrogen cartridge, the second power source unit being configured to supply electric power to the locker unit by hydrogen filled in the hydrogen cartridge.
20240286648. VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Sho Hashimoto of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Satoshi Nakamura of Sunto-gun (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tomoki Somiya of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kazumasa Harada of Nagakute-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroki Yabushita of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Sei Miyazaki of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yuki Nishikawa of Numazu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Noriaki Hasegawa of Izunokuni-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00, G06V20/59, G06V40/16
CPC Code(s): B60W60/0027
Abstract: a vehicle includes an interface unit that is configured to be able to communicate with an autonomous driving kit configured to be attachable to and detachable from the vehicle and that gives a control instruction related to autonomous driving control to each part of the vehicle based on an instruction from the autonomous driving kit, and an active safety device that implements an active safety function of the vehicle. the active safety device includes an acquisition unit that acquires at least one piece of participant information that is information related to a traffic participant present around the vehicle, and occupant information that is information related to an occupant riding in the vehicle; and a performance evaluation unit that evaluates driving performance of the autonomous driving kit based on at least one piece of the participant information and the occupant information.
Inventor(s): Kenta KUMAZAKI of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00, B60W40/06, B60W40/105, B60W50/16
CPC Code(s): B60W60/0053
Abstract: a vehicle controller includes a memory configure to store a first map representing information on a road and a second map representing information on the road less accurately than the first map; and a processor configured to determine whether an involvement requirement for requesting a driver of a vehicle to be involved in driving the vehicle is satisfied, and give notification of a request for involvement in driving via a notification device provided in the vehicle interior when the involvement requirement is satisfied. the processor makes the involvement requirement less strict when autonomous driving control of the vehicle is based on the second map than when autonomous driving control of the vehicle is based on the first map.
20240286673. STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Hajime KAMIMAE of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yoshio KUDO of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tomoyuki IIDA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yuko GOTO of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takahito ISHINO of Numazu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Atsushi ISHIHARA of Sakurai-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Junya MIYAKE of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B62D6/00, B62D5/00, B62D5/04
CPC Code(s): B62D6/002
Abstract: a reaction force actuator applies, during normal operation, a steering reaction force, which rapidly increases upon approaching an upper limit of a virtual steering range, to a steering wheel. during rapid steering in which a turning angle velocity is greater than or equal to a predetermined value and a turning follow delay is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the reaction force actuator applies a steering reaction force to the steering wheel based on an upper limit corresponding to a narrower virtual steering range.
20240286686. VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Takeshi MIKA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B62D25/20
CPC Code(s): B62D25/20
Abstract: a vehicle body structure, that includes: a floor tunnel that protrudes from a floor panel toward a vehicle upper side and that extends in a vehicle front-rear direction; a pair of side members, the respective side members provided at each vehicle width direction side of the floor panel and extending in the vehicle front-rear direction; a pair of cross members that respectively extend in a vehicle width direction, each cross member coupling a respective one of the pair of side members and the floor tunnel; an underfloor brace that is provided at a vehicle lower side of the floor tunnel, at a vehicle front side of the pair of cross members or a vehicle rear side of the pair of cross members; and a pair of diagonal braces, each diagonal brace coupling a respective one of the pair of cross members and the underfloor brace.
Inventor(s): Naoki HASEGAWA of Nagakute-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kazuhisa YANO of Nagakute-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tomohiro TAKESHITA of Nagakute-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Rui IMOTO of Yokohama-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kumiko NOMURA of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): C01B32/05, H01M4/86, H01M4/96
CPC Code(s): C01B32/05
Abstract: mesoporous carbon has a beaded structure in which primary particles with mesopores are linked. in the mesoporous carbon, an average primary particle size is 7 nm or more and 300 nm or less, a pore diameter is 2 nm or more and 10 nm or less, an average thickness of pore walls is 3 nm or more and 15 nm or less, a pore volume is 0.2 ml/g or more and 3.0 ml/g or less, and a tap density is 0.03 g/cmor more and 0.3 g/cmor less. in a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, the mesoporous carbon is used as a catalyst carrier for at least an air electrode catalyst layer. the mesoporous carbon can be obtained by impregnating mesoporous silica satisfying a predetermined condition with a carbon source, performing polymerization and carbonization, and removing a template.
20240287826. PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Takuji MATSUBARA of Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Osamu YUMITA of Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Naoki HASEGAWA of Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Sa KANO of Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): E04H6/42, B60L53/60, E04H6/34
CPC Code(s): E04H6/424
Abstract: a parking management system equipped with a plurality of pallets that can be moved in a parking space with a vehicle mounted on them, a plurality of charging and discharging devices that are installed in chargeable and dischargeable parking spaces and capable of supplying power to a predetermined facility, a controller that is programmed to control the movement of the pallets and control the charging and discharging devices. the controller is programmed to move a pallet (a feedable pallet) carrying the electric vehicle capable of supplying power to the predetermined facility to the chargeable and dischargeable parking space.
20240288054. EXTENSION-RETRACTION DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Yoshitaka HADA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): F16H25/12
CPC Code(s): F16H25/12
Abstract: an extension-retraction device in which: each of an outer strip member and an inner strip member includes one or more engaging portions; a tubular inner guide member and a cylindrical member are included, the inner guide member including a groove portion, and the cylindrical member being made up in a cylindrical shape so as to conform to an outer peripheral surface of the inner guide member and helically guiding each of the inner strip member and the outer strip member between an inner periphery of the cylindrical shape and an outer periphery of the inner guide member; and the cylindrical member is provided with a friction reducing portion that reduces friction at each of a location in which the inner periphery of the cylindrical member contacts the outer strip member and a location in which the inner periphery of the cylindrical member contacts the inner strip member.
20240288145. AUTOMOBILE DISPLAY DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Takashi NIWA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): F21V3/04
CPC Code(s): F21V3/04
Abstract: there is provided an automobile display device including: a transmitting member that is made of a light-transmitting resin, that includes, at a rear face side thereof, an irradiated portion to which light from a light source is irradiated, and that includes, at a front face side thereof, a display portion emitting light by transmitting the light that has been irradiated to the irradiated portion, plural through holes being formed at portions of the transmitting member excluding the display portion during primary molding of two-color molding; and a non-transmitting member that is made of a non-light-transmitting resin, that is filled into the through holes and provided at the front face side and the rear face side of the transmitting member during secondary molding of the two-color molding, and that exposes the irradiated portion and the display portion.
20240288882. AUTOMATED CARRIER_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Hiroto MURATA of Toyota-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kentaro Harada of Toyota-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Keigo Oishi of Toyota-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G05D1/672, G05D1/244, G05D105/20, G05D111/10, G06V20/56
CPC Code(s): G05D1/672
Abstract: an automated carrier includes a towing vehicle and a towed vehicle towed by the towing vehicle. the towed vehicle includes a marker associated with specification information of the towed vehicle stored in a computer mounted on the towing vehicle or in an external computer communicating with the towing vehicle. the towing vehicle includes a camera and a controller. the camera acquires a marker image by capturing an area comprising the marker on the towed vehicle. the controller acquires the specification information of the towed vehicle from the computer based on the marker image, and controls a drive unit of the towing vehicle based on the acquired specification information of the towed vehicle.
20240288884. VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Sho HASHIMOTO of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Satoshi Nakamura of Sunto-gun (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tomoki Somiya of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kazumasa Harada of Nagakute-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroki Yabushita of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Sei Miyazaki of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yuki Nishikawa of Numazu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Noriaki Hasegawa of Izunokuni-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G05D1/86, G05D109/10, G07C5/08
CPC Code(s): G05D1/86
Abstract: the vehicle is configured to be able to communicate with an autonomous driving kit configured to be detachable from the vehicle, and includes an interface unit that gives a control instruction related to automated driving control to each unit of the vehicle based on an instruction from the autonomous driving kit, and an active safety device that realizes a preventive safety function of the vehicle. the active safety device includes performance evaluation unit for evaluating the driving performance of the autonomous driving kit based on the degree of deviation between the reference traveling data in the area in which the vehicle is traveling and the traveling data of the vehicle.
Inventor(s): Tomoaki MIYAZAWA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Ryota NAKABAYASHI of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Naoki YOMODA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Atsushi MORI of Miyoshi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroshi INOUE of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tsukasa KITAZAWA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06F8/65
CPC Code(s): G06F8/65
Abstract: an information processing system includes one or more processors configured to: determine whether an update of software in a vehicle is capable of being started at a planned start time of the update, before the planned start time; and alter the planned start time when the one or more processors determine that the update is not capable of being started at the planned start time.
Inventor(s): Akihiro KATAYAMA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shiro YANO of Tokyo (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kenichiro KUMADA of Nagakute-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06N3/092
CPC Code(s): G06N3/092
Abstract: a reinforcement learning method optimizes a q table through reinforcement learning. the reinforcement learning method includes causing a computer to repeatedly calculate a first reward based on sound pressure or acceleration in each trial, calculate a second reward such that a return decreases as a time until starting of an engine is completed increases, and update the q table such that an action is selected with which a return that is the sum of the rewards in the trials becomes larger.
Inventor(s): Satoshi UNO of Mishima-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06N20/00
CPC Code(s): G06N20/00
Abstract: a model update necessity determination system is a model update necessity determination system that determines necessity of updating a machine learning model that performs learning using vehicle data under predetermined learning conditions and predicts changes in the behavior of a target vehicle based on target vehicle data acquired from target vehicles within a preset area. the system includes a number-of-deviations calculation unit that calculates the number of deviations in which the target vehicle data deviates from the learning condition based on the target vehicle data of the target vehicles in the area, and an update necessity determination unit that determines the necessity of updating the machine learning model.
Inventor(s): Teruyoshi FUJIWARA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Iwao NITTA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Ryota SUZUKI of Ikeda-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06Q30/018, G06Q30/0601
CPC Code(s): G06Q30/018
Abstract: an information processing apparatus includes a processor. the processor accepts a request for setting a permission of disclosure of information relating to a first product of a first company to a second company from an account of the first company. the processor acquires first information relating to the second company. the processor specifies a first output aspect of a warning for first processing of giving the warning in response to the request based on the first information. the processor executes the first processing in the first output aspect.
Inventor(s): Kenta Kumazaki of Edogawa-ku Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G07C5/00, G07C5/08
CPC Code(s): G07C5/008
Abstract: a vehicle motion scoring device includes a processor configured to calculate at least one of a degree of variations in a distribution of a motion index or a maximum of the motion index, based on vehicle motion information indicating motion of a vehicle traveling along a predetermined road section, and set a lower score to the vehicle motion information as a calculated value of the degree of variations in the distribution of the motion index or the maximum of the motion index is greater. the motion index includes at least one of acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle, an amount of change in the acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle per unit time, an amount of change in a travel direction of the vehicle, or an amount of change in the travel direction of the vehicle per unit time.
Inventor(s): Yuji YAMAMOTO of Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H01M4/36, H01M4/02, H01M4/38, H01M4/485, H01M4/62
CPC Code(s): H01M4/362
Abstract: an electrode using a carbon nanotube as a conductive material, and excellent in resistance characteristics is provided. an electrode for a secondary battery herein disclosed has a collector, and an active material layer formed on the collector. the active material layer includes an active material and a carbon nanotube. at least a part of the surface of the carbon nanotube is coated with a material including an element with a lower electronegativity than that of carbon.
Inventor(s): Issei SUGIYAMA of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H01M4/525, C01G53/00, H01M4/02, H01M4/505, H01M10/0525, H01M10/058
CPC Code(s): H01M4/525
Abstract: a lithium ion battery containing a cathode active material layer containing a cathode active; an anode active material layer containing an anode active material; and an electrolyte layer containing an electrolyte, the electrolyte layer arranged between the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer. the cathode active material has the composition represented by linamnnicomowhere 0<b+c≤1, 1+m+n=1, 3≤4l+2m+3n≤3.5, and 0.05≤s+t+u<0.25, mis al or mo, when mis al, l is not equal to m, and any one of l and m is not 0, a o2 structure and a o3 structure coexist in a single particle of the cathode active material.
Inventor(s): Hideaki NISHIMURA of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Toru KIDOSAKI of Miyoshi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Heidy Hodex VISBAL MENDOZA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hikaru SUGANUMA of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H01M4/62, H01M4/13, H01M10/0562
CPC Code(s): H01M4/62
Abstract: an electrode for all-solid-state battery includes a first sulfide solid electrolyte, a second sulfide solid electrolyte, and an active material. the first sulfide solid electrolyte has an lgps type crystal structure. the second sulfide solid electrolyte is a glass ceramic. a mass fraction of the second sulfide solid electrolyte with respect to a sum of the first sulfide solid electrolyte and the second sulfide solid electrolyte is more than 5% and 20% or less.
Inventor(s): Hikaru SUGANUMA of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Keiichi Minami of Tagata-gun (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H01M10/0562
CPC Code(s): H01M10/0562
Abstract: in a method of recovering a sulfide solid electrolyte, the sulfide solid electrolyte includes lithium, phosphorus, sulfur, and an m element, the m element includes at least one element selected from a group consisting of germanium, tin, and silicon, and the sulfide solid electrolyte is heated at a temperature of 100� c. or more under an environment with a dew point temperature of −70� c. or less.
20240291307. CHARGING DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Kosuke IKEDA of Toyota-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shohei OI of Okazaki-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H02J7/00, B60L53/60, H02P27/08
CPC Code(s): H02J7/00712
Abstract: a charging device includes: a plurality of legs including respective upper and lower arms having respective switching elements, the upper and lower arms being connected to a battery and a negative pole of a dc charger, respectively; a motor having three phases with a neutral point connected to a positive pole of the dc charger; a driver that drives the switching elements with respective pwm signals; and a controller that monitors a current from the legs to the battery, and instructs the driver to apply duty ratios of the pwm signals so that a fluctuation width of the monitored current is reduced. further, the controller monitors the measurement result of the sensor at a period other than 1/n of a period of a carrier of the pwm signals, where n is a number of the plurality of legs used for charging the battery.
20240291345. CONNECTION STRUCTURE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Yoji KIYOKAWA of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Keisuke YUKI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H02K5/22, B60L15/00, B60R16/02, H02K11/33, H02M7/00
CPC Code(s): H02K5/225
Abstract: a connection structure of the present disclosure includes a housing that houses an inverter that controls a rotary electric machine, a first connector provided in the housing and to which a first cable connected to a battery is connected, a second connector provided in the housing and to which a second cable connected to a device that supplies electric power is connected, a first path that electrically connects the first connector and the inverter, and a second path that electrically connects the first path and the second connector.
Inventor(s): Kentaro ASAI of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H04W76/14, H04L5/00, H04W76/15, H04W88/04
CPC Code(s): H04W76/14
Abstract: an information processing device includes a processor that, based on vehicle information on each of vehicles parked within a specific area, decides on an access-point vehicle to execute an access point mode for providing an access point in a vehicle network including the vehicles. the vehicle information includes position information and information related to a range of vehicle-to-vehicle communication, with respect to each vehicle. the processor decides on the access-point vehicle in such a manner that the specific area is covered by the range of vehicle-to-vehicle communication by the access-point vehicle. among the vehicles parked within the specific area, the processor decides on a gateway vehicle to execute a gateway mode for connecting the first vehicle network to a second vehicle network. the processor transmits instructions about the access point mode and the gateway mode to the access-point vehicle and the gateway vehicle, respectively.
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA patent applications on August 29th, 2024
- TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- B05B5/04
- B05B5/03
- CPC B05B5/0426
- Toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
- B23G1/48
- B23P19/06
- B23P19/12
- CPC B23G1/48
- B23K26/21
- B23K26/082
- B23K26/12
- CPC B23K26/21
- B25J9/16
- B25J13/08
- B25J15/06
- CPC B25J9/1697
- B60J3/04
- B60R25/20
- B60W60/00
- G07C9/00
- CPC B60J3/04
- B60K6/405
- B60K6/26
- B60K6/46
- CPC B60K6/405
- B60L15/00
- H02J7/00
- H02P21/00
- H02P27/08
- H02P29/62
- CPC B60L15/007
- B60L53/126
- B60L53/39
- H02J50/12
- H02J50/80
- CPC B60L53/126
- B60L53/62
- B60L53/12
- B60L53/66
- CPC B60L53/62
- B60L53/122
- B60L53/68
- B60L58/12
- H02J50/40
- CPC B60L53/66
- CPC B60L53/68
- B60N2/20
- B60N2/30
- CPC B60N2/20
- B60R3/00
- B62D21/15
- CPC B60R3/002
- B60R21/207
- B60R21/015
- B60R21/264
- CPC B60R21/207
- B60R21/231
- B60W30/09
- CPC B60W30/09
- B60W30/16
- B60W50/10
- B60W50/14
- G06V20/58
- G06V20/59
- G06V40/16
- G08G1/16
- CPC B60W30/16
- B60W30/182
- B60W30/14
- CPC B60W30/182
- B60W40/08
- B60W50/00
- B60W50/08
- CPC B60W50/14
- CPC B60W60/0015
- B60W50/02
- B60W50/04
- CPC B60W60/0016
- B60L50/60
- B60N3/10
- B60R16/03
- H01M8/04082
- CPC B60W60/00256
- CPC B60W60/0027
- B60W40/06
- B60W40/105
- B60W50/16
- CPC B60W60/0053
- B62D6/00
- B62D5/00
- B62D5/04
- CPC B62D6/002
- B62D25/20
- CPC B62D25/20
- C01B32/05
- H01M4/86
- H01M4/96
- CPC C01B32/05
- E04H6/42
- B60L53/60
- E04H6/34
- CPC E04H6/424
- F16H25/12
- CPC F16H25/12
- F21V3/04
- CPC F21V3/04
- G05D1/672
- G05D1/244
- G05D105/20
- G05D111/10
- G06V20/56
- CPC G05D1/672
- G05D1/86
- G05D109/10
- G07C5/08
- CPC G05D1/86
- G06F8/65
- CPC G06F8/65
- G06N3/092
- CPC G06N3/092
- G06N20/00
- CPC G06N20/00
- G06Q30/018
- G06Q30/0601
- CPC G06Q30/018
- G07C5/00
- CPC G07C5/008
- H01M4/36
- H01M4/02
- H01M4/38
- H01M4/485
- H01M4/62
- CPC H01M4/362
- H01M4/525
- C01G53/00
- H01M4/505
- H01M10/0525
- H01M10/058
- CPC H01M4/525
- H01M4/13
- H01M10/0562
- CPC H01M4/62
- CPC H01M10/0562
- CPC H02J7/00712
- H02K5/22
- B60R16/02
- H02K11/33
- H02M7/00
- CPC H02K5/225
- H04W76/14
- H04L5/00
- H04W76/15
- H04W88/04
- CPC H04W76/14
